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App Dev Worksheet: Users and Needs

App development lesson 3: Users and their needs · Set 507 · 40 questions
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Developer's tip (User first): Users are the people the app is for; there are often several groups (students, teachers, parents). A need is the user’s problem; a feature is how the app solves it. Ask and watch real users before you build.

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  1. 1.Which of these is a feature? (a) “What should I cook?” (b) “Small text is hard” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a share button
  2. 2.🎯 Why learn about users before you build? (a) to build what they need (b) to pick a logo (c) to slow it down (d) to make it longer
  3. 3.👥 A cricket club app has 230 players, 270 coaches and 25 fans as users. How many more players than fans are there?
  4. 4.Which of these is a user need? (a) “I forget my homework” (b) a share button (c) a dark mode switch (d) a search bar
  5. 5.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who keeps forgetting due dates? (a) a bus tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
  6. 6.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a cook with no idea for dinner? (a) a recipe finder (b) a water reminder (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
  9. 9.👥 A library app has 35 readers, 70 librarians and 105 volunteers as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) librarians (b) readers (c) volunteers
  10. 10.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a teen learning to make snacks. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a search bar? (a) a user need (b) a feature
  12. 12.🎯 A short made-up profile of a typical user is called a ___. (a) persona (b) password (c) protocol (d) pixel
  13. 13.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a dark mode switch? (a) a feature (b) a user need
  14. 14.👥 A cricket club app has 275 players, 25 coaches and 135 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) fans (c) players
  15. 15.🎯 Who are the users of an app? (a) the people who use it (b) the app icons (c) only the coders (d) only the testers
  16. 16.Which of these is a feature? (a) a search bar (b) “I forget my homework” (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) “What should I cook?”
  17. 17.👥 A school app has 135 students, 240 teachers and 95 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) parents (b) teachers (c) students
  18. 18.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a pupil juggling five projects? (a) a recipe finder (b) a bus tracker (c) a homework planner (d) a pocket-money tracker
  19. 19.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a reader who finds small print hard? (a) a pocket-money tracker (b) a water reminder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
  20. 20.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a child saving up for a cycle? (a) a water reminder (b) a bus tracker (c) a pocket-money tracker (d) a big-text reader
  21. 21.True or false: a water reminder is the best fit for a parent waiting at the bus stop. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a student who often misses the school bus? (a) a homework planner (b) a water reminder (c) a bus tracker (d) a recipe finder
  23. 23.Which of these is a user need? (a) a search bar (b) a reminder alarm (c) “Small text is hard” (d) a share button
  24. 24.True or false: a bus tracker is the best fit for a gamer who forgets to drink. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.👥 A school app has 85 students, 295 teachers and 65 parents as users. How many more students than parents are there?
  26. 26.👥 A cricket club app has 160 players, 105 coaches and 165 fans as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) coaches (b) players (c) fans
  27. 27.True or false: a homework planner is the best fit for a grandparent with weak eyesight. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.👥 A school app has 95 students, 40 teachers and 110 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) students (c) parents
  29. 29.🎯 An app for “everyone” with no clear user usually ___. (a) needs no testing (b) wins every prize (c) helps nobody well (d) is easy to build
  30. 30.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “I forget my homework”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
  31. 31.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: a share button? (a) a feature (b) a user need
  32. 32.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a reader who finds small print hard. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🎯 What is the best first step to learn what users need? (a) guess on your own (b) pick the colours (c) ask and watch users (d) write the code
  34. 34.🎯 Which app would help this user most: a grandparent with weak eyesight? (a) a bus tracker (b) a recipe finder (c) a big-text reader (d) a homework planner
  35. 35.Which of these is a user need? (a) a share button (b) a reminder alarm (c) “I keep missing the bus” (d) a search bar
  36. 36.👥 A library app has 195 readers, 220 librarians and 295 volunteers as users. How many users does it have in all?
  37. 37.👥 A school app has 95 students, 155 teachers and 160 parents as users. Which user group is the biggest? (a) teachers (b) parents (c) students
  38. 38.🎯 Is this a user need or a feature: “Small text is hard”? (a) a feature (b) a user need
  39. 39.True or false: a recipe finder is the best fit for a teen whose money runs out by Friday. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: a pocket-money tracker is the best fit for a student who keeps forgetting due dates. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. a share button
  2. to build what they need
  3. 205
  4. “I forget my homework”
  5. a homework planner
  6. False
  7. False
  8. a recipe finder
  9. volunteers
  10. False
  11. a feature
  12. persona
  13. a feature
  14. players
  15. the people who use it
  16. a search bar
  17. teachers
  18. a homework planner
  19. a big-text reader
  20. a pocket-money tracker
  21. False
  22. a bus tracker
  23. “Small text is hard”
  24. False
  25. 20
  26. fans
  27. False
  28. parents
  29. helps nobody well
  30. a user need
  31. a feature
  32. False
  33. ask and watch users
  34. a big-text reader
  35. “I keep missing the bus”
  36. 710
  37. parents
  38. a user need
  39. False
  40. False

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